tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post5777379295615669765..comments2024-03-29T07:40:01.618-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Hummingbird Spinoffs?Vicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-19765620735590285682010-07-23T02:02:09.435-04:002010-07-23T02:02:09.435-04:00I LOVE hummingbirds, and am lucky to have them vis...I LOVE hummingbirds, and am lucky to have them visit me every summer. They have a magical quality, just like dragon flies.<br />Interesting tidbit,<br />There was a 300ft hummingbird crop circle found in a barley field in Wiltshire last year. That was unbelievable to say the least. <br /><br />Your photos are fantastic. I love your feeder as well.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this.Lisa Ursuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906234995763166824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-21359974525228667462010-07-22T07:46:41.308-04:002010-07-22T07:46:41.308-04:00Tattytiara -- actually, the feeder's at our ba...Tattytiara -- actually, the feeder's at our back door and my camera did all the work! I did take about forty pictures (very quickly) -- many of which were blurred or showed only the feeder.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-73050115609511331112010-07-22T04:34:38.586-04:002010-07-22T04:34:38.586-04:00I've only ever seen these in tropical houses i...I've only ever seen these in tropical houses in zoos. They always do look as if they have more than one set of wings.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-61035810309032287892010-07-21T22:01:47.760-04:002010-07-21T22:01:47.760-04:00I have never seen a hummingbird. I should set up a...I have never seen a hummingbird. I should set up a feeder. One of those pretty sugar water contraptions would probably compliment the hunks of fat I hang from the trees for the magpies beautifully!<br /><br />Your shots are great - those could not have been easy to get indeed.tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-73092685990573582162010-07-21T20:47:04.720-04:002010-07-21T20:47:04.720-04:00Callie, I once saved one from a spider web. It wei...Callie, I once saved one from a spider web. It weighed absolutely nothing in my hand -- but it felt so neat to hold it briefly before it buzzed away.<br /><br /><br />Evalinn -- I was surprised to learn that Europe has none -- nowhere but the Americas.<br /><br />Victoria -- ours seemed slow getting here this year -- maybe yours are loitering in Mexico, drinking margaritas.<br /><br />Brian -- I tried to find a good video of tie fighter to embed but failed. They really are similar though!<br /><br />Mountainwoman -- I'm always telling them if they'd just sit down and share . . . but do they listen?<br /><br />Redneck hummingbirds! Love it, Tipper!<br /><br />Picaflores? Wonderful name! Thanks Maria Cecilia!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-21693628962107532162010-07-21T14:46:23.776-04:002010-07-21T14:46:23.776-04:00Dear Vicki, this little picaflores have been the i...Dear Vicki, this little picaflores have been the ispiration to many, many in the history. Here in my garden they show up so many times!!!<br />hugs,<br />maria ceciliamaría ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077079753889048800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81452937273810407412010-07-21T14:35:27.226-04:002010-07-21T14:35:27.226-04:00My mom used to cultivate the presence of the sweet...My mom used to cultivate the presence of the sweet little things by hanging a feeder near the house's main door. It stayed there until the HB traffic got thick, fast and dangerous! Mom finally took the feeder down when one hapless aerialist managed to get it's beak stuck in the screen door. <br /><br />EloraElorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81358212099046852442010-07-21T12:58:46.828-04:002010-07-21T12:58:46.828-04:00I love hummingbirds. They were my father's fav...I love hummingbirds. They were my father's favorite bird. I have an image of one at the top of my blog. We seldom see them here. We had a hummingbird feeder, but they didn't come to it, and the other birds were all over it. I love your pictures. I think I'll get a feeder and see if I can entice any of them here.Jon Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642062329014055563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-115360157130551982010-07-21T12:56:40.025-04:002010-07-21T12:56:40.025-04:00Some fine photographs. I can remember the delight ...Some fine photographs. I can remember the delight I felt when I saw my first humming bird a few years back. Astonishing creatures.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-15050471201774361592010-07-21T10:07:52.009-04:002010-07-21T10:07:52.009-04:00You got some wonderful shots, Vickie! one of my f...You got some wonderful shots, Vickie! one of my favorite things about summer is watching them at the feeder that hangs in the tree by our patio. They are amazing little creatures.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-4524433064899590652010-07-21T09:52:04.529-04:002010-07-21T09:52:04.529-04:00One of my hummingbird feeders hangs outside my kit...One of my hummingbird feeders hangs outside my kitchen window. I watch them in fascination as I sit at the table doing other things (like blog). Nice spinoff theory.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137773126591638229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-4369997825852064162010-07-21T09:00:50.198-04:002010-07-21T09:00:50.198-04:00When my girls were in 5th grade-they went to schoo...When my girls were in 5th grade-they went to school and told their teacher we had a redneck hummingbird that run all the other hummers off :) He got quite a kick out that story. Love your pics!Tipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-28884593503821029052010-07-21T09:00:01.543-04:002010-07-21T09:00:01.543-04:00There really isn't anything much more fascinat...There really isn't anything much more fascinating than a hummingbird, and you have captured them beautifully in these pictures, Vicki. Terrific post!Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-36660553980680606522010-07-21T08:55:20.199-04:002010-07-21T08:55:20.199-04:00I am amazed by the stamina of the hummingbird - ab...I am amazed by the stamina of the hummingbird - able to migrate across the Gulf of Mexico from Central America to the US coast without stopping! Although I have heard that they sometimes rest on the oil rigs in the Gulf. Great shots, Vicki.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299535278723568008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-57561505435207934472010-07-21T08:37:53.857-04:002010-07-21T08:37:53.857-04:00Beautiful photographs. I'm always amazed at h...Beautiful photographs. I'm always amazed at how much energy they expend defending the feeders.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-19447639859879194952010-07-21T06:08:33.860-04:002010-07-21T06:08:33.860-04:00hummingbirds are really cool...i laughed at the ti...hummingbirds are really cool...i laughed at the tie fighter reference...smiles. love to watvh them...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-68551785657760146852010-07-21T05:58:50.160-04:002010-07-21T05:58:50.160-04:00Good pictures of your hummers!
I have 2 feeders...Good pictures of your hummers! <br /><br />I have 2 feeders out and there is always activity around them. We really enjoy watching them and their antics.Pat in east TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654095647835294718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-5182580295132586702010-07-21T03:58:47.680-04:002010-07-21T03:58:47.680-04:00Very beautiful creatures, Vicki! Thank you for the...Very beautiful creatures, Vicki! Thank you for the extra information!<br />BTW , my burglar story was partly made up by me. The end was not true.<br />Sorry...Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-30955885084165988202010-07-21T03:13:07.414-04:002010-07-21T03:13:07.414-04:00No hummingbirds here so, extra special to have you...No hummingbirds here so, extra special to have your photographs to enjoy. That image from the Nazca Desert is stunning.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81189769960342224452010-07-21T02:19:18.212-04:002010-07-21T02:19:18.212-04:00What fun information to have. They do look like a ...What fun information to have. They do look like a bunch of spaceships. I really enjoy seeing them.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-29456126529854072382010-07-21T01:54:45.283-04:002010-07-21T01:54:45.283-04:00Great hummingbird photos! We have none at all her...Great hummingbird photos! We have none at all here this year. I haven't even seen any at the garden centers. It's very strange...Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851516387194415387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-52578837105635274892010-07-21T01:43:19.323-04:002010-07-21T01:43:19.323-04:00Wow, you have hummingbirds where you live, that´s ...Wow, you have hummingbirds where you live, that´s great! They´re so amazing.Evalinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978531437469203748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-63771031289002845282010-07-21T00:33:00.116-04:002010-07-21T00:33:00.116-04:00Hummingbirds have such amazing colors. I got to ho...Hummingbirds have such amazing colors. I got to hold one that had been caught in some plastic. It recovered and flew away.Callie Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379683295150396693noreply@blogger.com